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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (N = 3397). Mean (SD) shown for continuous variables, frequencies (%) shown for categorical variables

From: Quit outcomes among clients ineligible for cessation medication through the state quitline: a retrospective, observational study

Characteristics

Referral type

P-value

Self (n = 1666)

Passive (n = 458)

Proactive (n = 1273)

Age (years)

48.7 (13.0)

50.1 (11.6)

49.1 (12.9)

0.11

Gender

   

0.02

 Male

572 (34.4)

158 (34.7)

494 (39.1)

 

 Female

1089 (65.6)

298 (65.4)

768 (60.9)

 

Race

   

0.01*

 White

1211 (81.6)

327 (79.6)

782 (76.9)

 

 Black or AA

144 (9.7)

44 (10.7)

138 (13.6)

 

 Asian

6 (0.4)

3 (0.7)

11 (1.1)

 

 American Indian

40 (2.7)

7 (1.7)

38 (3.7)

 

 Multiracial

45 (3.0)

17 (4.1)

18 (1.8)

 

 Other

38 (2.6)

13 (3.2)

30 (3.0)

 

Education

   

< 0.0001

 High school or less

834 (50.1)

241 (52.6)

782 (61.4)

 

 Some college or more

832 (49.9)

217 (47.4)

491 (38.6)

 

Hispanic

251 (18.2)

66 (17.3)

309 (31.8)

< 0.0001

Children living in the household

435 (31.1)

107 (28.1)

334 (33.2)

0.17

Family size

2.4 (1.7)

2.5 (1.8)

2.6 (1.8)

0.03

Chronic condition

1066 (66.7)

327 (74.5)

886 (72.1)

0.01

Mental health condition

951 (59.9)

273 (63.5)

725 (59.5)

0.33

Baseline tobacco use behaviors

Other smokers in the home

626 (46.8)

176 (47.6)

523 (52.5)

0.02

Smoking allowed in the home

   

0.05

 Not allowed

731 (52.3)

202 (52.2)

482 (47.7)

 

 Allowed in some places

221 (15.8)

67 (17.3)

201 (20.2)

 

 Allowed anywhere

446 (31.9)

118 (30.5)

325 (32.2)

 

Number of cigarettes smoked per day, mean (SD)

16.6 (10.1)

17.6 (11.7)

14.7 (8.9)

< 0.0001

Nicotine dependence, mean (SD)

5.0 (2.3)

5.1 (2.3)

4.6 (2.2)

0.01

Other baseline factors

Number of quit attempts during past 12 months, mean (SD)

2.8 (7.8)

2.8 (7.5)

2.0 (3.4)

0.01

Confidence to quit (for at least 24 h)

   

0.56

 Poor, fair

237 (16.8)

68 (17.4)

186 (18.5)

 

 good, very good, excellent

1170 (83.2)

323 (82.6)

818 (81.5)

 

Intention to quit (in the next 30 days)

   

< 0.0001

 No, I don’t know

41 (3.6)

11 (2.8)

80 (7.8)

 

 Yes, I have already quit

1369 (96.4)

388 (97.2)

945 (92.2)

 

Social support

   

0.01

 Poor, fair

357 (25.3)

75 (19.3)

272 (27.4)

 

 good, very good, excellent

1055 (74.7)

313 (80.7)

720 (72.6)

 

Post-baseline factors

Reach rate**

58.0%

56.4%

58.5%

0.42

Number of coaching sessions before 7-month follow-up

   

0.92

 0–4

994 (59.7)

278 (60.7)

764 (60.0)

 

 5+

672 (40.3)

180 (39.3)

509 (40.0)

 

Days in program

85.1 (83.5)

80.7 (76.8)

79.1 (67.5)

0.11

Others smokers at home (7-month follow-up)

506 (30.8)

156 (34.5)

418 (33.4)

0.19

Medication use

948 (56.9)

280 (61.1)

682 (53.6)

0.01

Quit

585 (35.1)

165 (36.0)

400 (31.4)

0.06

  1. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)
  2. * Fisher’s Exact Test used for comparisons
  3. ** Reach rate is calculated using data for all clients with a mode of entry (n = 10,925)